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Table 3 The RAADS-14 Screen domains related to the Ritvo Autism and Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised (RAADS-R) domains and the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders , Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

From: RAADS-14 Screen: validity of a screening tool for autism spectrum disorder in an adult psychiatric population

RAADS-14 screen domain

Items

DSM-5 criteria

Original RAADS-R domain

Mentalizing deficits

13. I take things too literally, so I often miss what people are trying to say

A1

Language

1. It is difficult for me to understand how other people are feeling when we are talking

A2

Social relatedness

9. When talking to someone, I have a hard time telling when it is my turn to talk or to listen

A1

Social relatedness

4. It is difficult to figure out what other people expect of me

A2

Social relatedness

11. It can be very hard to read someone’s face, hand, and body movements when we are talking

A2

Social relatedness

12. I focus on details rather than the overall idea

B3

Circumscribed interests

14. I get extremely upset when the way I like to do things is suddenly changed

B2

Circumscribed interests

Social anxiety

3. It is very difficult for me to work and function in groups

A1 (A3)

Social relatedness

5. I often don’t know how to act in social situations

A1

Social relatedness

6. aI can chat and make small talk with people

A1

Language

8. How to make friends and socialize is a mystery to me

A3 (A1)

Social relatedness

Sensory reactivity

2. Some ordinary textures that do not bother others feel very offensive when they touch my skin

B4

Sensory motor

7. When I feel overwhelmed by my senses, I have to isolate myself to shut them down

B4

Sensory motor

 

10. Sometimes I have to cover my ears to block out painful noises (like vacuum cleaners or people talking too much or too loudly)

B4

Sensory motor

  1. aReversed statement.